Divine (1998)
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Mexican director Arturo Ripstein helmed this Mexican-Argentine-Spanish religious drama with Buñuelian overtones. Based on true events that took place in Mexico during the '70s, the film is updated to the present. Mama Dorita (Katy Jurado) leads the New Jerusalem cult with film-buff Papa Basilio… More Mexican director Arturo Ripstein helmed this Mexican-Argentine-Spanish religious drama with Buñuelian overtones. Based on true events that took place in Mexico during the '70s, the film is updated to the present. Mama Dorita (Katy Jurado) leads the New Jerusalem cult with film-buff Papa Basilio (Francisco Rabal). Basilio's worship of movies explains the cult's costumes, imitative of Hollywood Biblical epics. When Dorita dies, she chooses teen Tomasa (Edwarda Gurrola) to give birth to the New Messiah. Unable to handle this sudden power, Tomasa instead proclaims herself to be the Whore of Babylon, forcing male cultists to have sex with her. Shown in the Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arturo Ripstein
- Written By
- Paz Alicia Garcíadiego
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1998 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 28, 2008
- Studio
- Wanda Films
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Cast
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Francisco Rabal
as Papa Basilio
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Katy Jurado
as Mama Dorita
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Carolina Papaleo
as Nelida
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Edwarda Gurrola
as Tomasa
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Bruno Bichir
as Gavilan
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Patricia Reyes Spíndola
as Micaela
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Rafael Inclán
as Dedal
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Rodrigo Ostap
as Fidel
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Juan Carlos Colombo
as Client
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Gina Moret
as Rita
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Asuncion Balaguer
as Adelina
- Said Manuel Jiménez
